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Fairview United Methodist Church

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Pastor Jennifer Coffey

“The Lord your God has blessed you in all the work of your hands. He has watched over

your journey through this vast wilderness. These forty years the Lord your God has been with you,

and you have not lacked anything.” ~ Deuteronomy 2:7

Throughout the summer we have followed the journey of some of the fathers of our faith:

David, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph. As we head into August, a new month, and the start of a

new program year, our journey continues with new stories. We will hear the stories of our children

on Children’s Sabbath (August 6) and stories of our children and youth with Get RAK’d

testimonies on August 20. We will also hear the stories of the Apostle Paul, Peter, and Timothy.

Our stories are part of God’s story – of life, love, and salvation. As we walk our spiritual

journey each day, we walk with the same God who created the world. The same God who walked

with and made a covenant with the fathers of our faith. The same God who saved his people from

Pharaoh, plagues, and more. The same God who called his people into a faithful relationship with

one another, which was built on love of God and one another.

Now, 2000 years later, as the stories continue and our journey continues, we walk together in

this next day, month, and chapter of God’s story. And as long as we continue to walk with God,

then we can find hope and assurance in God’s continued faithfulness and provision for us. God

provides for God’s people, not always in the ways we think or want, but God blesses, watches over

us, is with us, and provides for us throughout the journey.

So as we continue in this journey together and this new program year, may we give thanks

always for God’s presence and blessings in our lives. May we look to where God is calling us in the

days ahead to more faithfully love him and one another. May we be in prayer for those whom God

is calling us to invite into the journey. For the summer may be almost over, but the journey of life,

love, and salvation with our Lord continues!

Grace & Peace,

Pastor Coffey

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Pastor CoffeyPastor Coffey

Address: 1013 Westover Drive

Danville, Virginia 24541

Telephone: 434-792-3391

Email: [email protected]

Fax: 434-792-2115

Website: www.fairviewumcdanville.org

Administrative Assistant: Adrian Smith

Director of Lay Ministries: Katherine Lewis

Director, Becky’s Kiddie Kollege: Susan Ratliff

Director of Youth: Juli Odell

Director of Contemporary & Children’s Music: Gary Jack

Lead Pastor : Rev. Jennifer Coffey

1 Wendy Brooks

3 Forrest Burton

Ramon Moore

Barbara Nicholas

Peggy Soyars

4 Evelyn Collins

5 Madyson Aron

Anna Brooks

7 Michele Holt

9 Parker Ashworth

Donnie Stevens

11 Connie Howard

Martha Knick

Nate Lewis

13 Magen Deane

14 Scott Thompson

15 Peyton Chattin

16 Joanne Ferguson

Nancy Jennings

Juli Odell

Josh Ratliff

18 CJ Odell

Maggie Traynham

Mary Whitlock

19 Jason Broyles

Angela Broyles

20 Christopher Andrews

Lindsey Brooks

21 Rachel Harrelson

22 Rebecca Coffey

Miranda Harden

24 Laura Ashworth

Janet Ferrell

26 Jackie Stevens

John Thomas

27 Taylor Brooks

29 Jayne Campbell

Monthly Attendance and Offerings

9:00 3rd Option Offering

July 2 140 n/a $ 14,468.00

July 9 106 2 $ 8,177.00

July 16 120 2 $ 5,267.00

July 23 88 2 $ 11,690.20

July 30 - - -

August Birthdays

11 2

Average Weekly Giving in July:

$ 9,900.55

Average weekly giving Year to Date 2017:

$ 8,342.22

Weekly Contributions Needed to Meet Budget:

$ 9,802.85

2017 Budget approved by Admin Board :

$ 519,551.00

1 Julius & Sara Boles

10 Jonathan & Stacy Dillion

12 Mark & Kristen Aron

14 Rickey & Bettye Parker

18 Shawn & Miranda Harden

19 Frank & Carol Black

19 Jim & Sue Chattin

21 Austin & Maggie Dishman

28 Steve & Linda Jarosz

30 Nathan & Mary Sue Patterson

August Anniversaries

Attention Ministry Chairpersons: 2018 Budget Worksheets have been distributed to you via the Welcome Center mailboxes.

Please turn in your completed worksheets to Bonny no later

than Sunday, August 27th. Thank you for your cooperation and for

your service to Fairview.

Don’t forget we resume our regular worship schedule with services at 8:30 & 11:00 am on Sunday,

August 13th, where Associate Lay Leader Mike Lewis will bring our message.

Our Backpack Program will kick off in full swing as we provide meal bags for children

at Park Avenue Elementary School with little or nothing to eat over the weekend– every donation and

commitment helps if you have not already made one to provide for the 100 children this school year.

And the Church Picnic & Bring-a-Friend-to-Church Sunday is September 17th

with one service at 10am!

Dear Fairview Family,

Words cannot describe the

gratitude, love, and blessings that

we feel toward you, our family!

Thank you all for the cards,

meals, gifts, visits, but most of all

the prayers for me and my family

as I recover. We are very blessed

to have you all in our lives! The

Lord has blessed me with minimal

pain and an awesome recovery,

and I know this has come from

the mighty prayer warriors from

our church family and friends.

Thank you all for being the Hands

and Feet of Jesus!

In His Service,

Mike Lewis

Fairview UMC now offers online giving & online directory

through the church website at

www.fairviewumcdanville.org.

Financially support the mission and ministries

of FUMC easily and quickly online using your

credit card, debit card, or bank account.

Make one time gifts or set up recurring gifts as

an offering to God through your church.

View your personalized profile with financial

giving history throughout the year.

Look up basic contact information for other

FUMC members.

Both are secure online sites. Contact the church office for

more information or help setting up your online giving or

Fairview community account today!

Save The Date!

Bring-a-Friend-to-Church Day

&

Church Picnic

Sunday

September 17

10:00 am

Back-to-School Blessing

Aug 6, 2017

9:00 am worship

Use the Get Connected card

in the pew on Sunday

morning or call the church

office to submit names of

students and school

employees for us to pray for

in the coming weeks.

We are collecting empty pill bottles

in ministry with Trinity UMC.

In developing countries, medicines—

when actually obtainable—are often

dispensed into hands, pockets, leaves

or any other available

container. Donations of clean,

unlabeled pill bottles help the poorest

of the poor by assuring medicine can

be distributed in sterile containers.

Drop of your empty and unlabeled pill

bottles in the basket on the Welcome

Center windowsill.

Christian EducationChristian EducationChristian Education Katherine Lewis, Director of Lay Ministries

As I sit down to write this article, I don’t even know where to begin. All of you know how upside

down our little family has been lately. What started out as a seemingly routine procedure on June 26th turned

into one of the biggest trials our little family has ever faced. Every step of the way, you all have been there. I

don’t know how in the world we would have made it through without your love, your support, and most of

all your prayers. Your cards, calls, visits, meals, gifts, and talents have been appreciated more that you ever

will know. In the midst of it all, you were Jesus to us. You will never know what you have each meant to us

in this time of adjusting to our new normal. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all you have done for

Mike, Nate, and I. We are eternally grateful.

August is here! We will have our last Wonderful Wednesday for the summer on Wednesday, August

2nd. We have had a great summer this year and I look forward to other things coming up for fall.

On August 6th, we will celebrate Children’s Sabbath and Promotion Sunday with one service at 9:00

am. Please join us as the children show you all they know and how much they have grown in the last year as

disciples.

August 19-20 is our annual Get RAK’d program. We will be hosting that here for all rising 4th-12th

graders. If you would like for your child to participate, please see Juli or me for more info. We will be

needing lots of volunteers to make this event happen. Let us know how you would like to help or if you have

an idea for a Random Act of Kindness. Deadline for sign up is Sunday, August 6th.

Lastly, we are working on putting together more opportunities for fellowship and discipleship for our

congregation. Our Wednesday night structure was just not as successful as it had been in the past, so we are

excited to be working on trying something new! I know, new things are scary but we are hoping to be able to

roll out some fun new ideas for September. If you have an idea of a Bible study or program you would like

to see us offer or a need we are not meeting, please let me know. We work to serve your needs.

We are actively working on future events; here are a list of dates to be aware of:

August 6th - Children’s Sabbath & Promotion Sunday at 9:00 am

August 6th - Last day to sign up for Get RAK’d

August 19-20 - Get RAK’d

August 20th - Last day to sign up for the Christmas program

August 27th - Christmas program meet-and-greet & read-through at 4:30 pm

September - Beginning new fellowship and discipleship opportunities

September 17th - Bring-a-Friend-to-Church Day & Church Picnic; one service at 10:00 am

October 31st - Trunk-or-Treat

Blessed to serve with you all! Kate

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Fairview’s Christmas ProgramFairview’s Christmas Program

Everyone Everyone

Was WorriedWas Worried Sunday December 17, 2017Sunday December 17, 2017 7 pm7 pm

All ages are invited to participate in our upcoming Christmas program featuring a play,

singing, and music! The program tells the Christmas story from the prophets of old looking

down to see how their prophecies are being fulfilled. Sign up on the green bulletin board by

the Welcome Center by Sunday August 20 to participate in the play, to sing, or to play an

instrument in the program. A meet-and-greet for all program participants will be held on

Sunday August 27 at 4:30 pm where parts will be assigned with a read-through and we’ll

schedule rehearsals to begin in September. Full dress rehearsals will be held on Sunday De-

cember 10 at 12:00 pm and Saturday December 16 from 9am - noon.

For more information or questions, contact Katherine or Juli about the play,

and contact Gary about singing and music.

Bishop Lewis is challenging the

Virginia Conference to read the

Bible with her in 2017.

Visit the link below for the full

2017 schedule. Join us this month if

you’ve fallen behind and read along

with us! Share this challenge and invite

others to join us!

http://backtothebible.org/reading-guide/15/1

August Readings August 1 Isaiah 18-22 August 2 Isaiah 23-27 August 3 Isaiah 28-30 August 4 Isaiah 31-35 August 5 Isaiah 36-41 August 6 Isaiah 42-44 August 7 Isaiah 45-48 August 8 Isaiah 49-53 August 9 Isaiah 54-58 August 10 Isaiah 59-63 August 11 Isaiah 64-66 August 12 Jeremiah 1-3 August 13 Jeremiah 4-6 August 14 Jeremiah 7-9 August 15 Jeremiah 10-13 August 16 Jeremiah 14-17 August 17 Jeremiah 18-22 August 18 Jeremiah 23-25 August 19 Jeremiah 26-29 August 20 Jeremiah 30-31 August 21 Jeremiah 32-34 August 22 Jeremiah 35-37 August 23 Jeremiah 38-41 August 24 Jeremiah 42-45 August 25 Jeremiah 46-48 August 26 Jeremiah 49-50 August 27 Jeremiah 51-52 August 28 Lam. 1:1-3:36 August 29 Lam. 3:37-5:22 August 30 Ezekiel 1-4 August 31 Ezekiel 5-8

August Dinner Help Teaching

6 Pool Party - Holt’s House Jamie Holt Pool Party - Holt’s House

13 Aron, Salmon Mark Aron Mark Aron

20 NO YOUTH, Get RAK’d NO YOUTH, Get RAK’d NO YOUTH, Get RAK’d

27 Grogan, Scearce Joey Scearce Amy Grogan

Juli Odell,

Youth

Director

* 4th – Meet at the VFW at 5:30 pm to help

serve steak dinner.

*6th – We will meet at the Holt’s house at 2

pm for our Back-to-School Pool Party! Bring

a towel and sunscreen.

*19th – 20th – Get RAK’d! Join us beginning

at 9am on Saturday morning for some

random-acts-of-kindness fun. 4th grade and

above are invited to attend. The cost is $25.

Deadline to sign up is August 6! If you would

like to volunteer see Juli or Kate!

*27th – We are already starting to plan for

Christmas! If you would like to participate in

the Christmas program sign up on the

bulletin board outside the Welcome Center

before Aug. 20 and join us on the 27th at

4:30 pm.

August 2017

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4

VFW

5:30 pm

5

6 Promo. Sun.

Back to School

Pool Party

2-6 pm

7

8

9

Back to School

10

11

12

13

UMYF

6 pm

14

15 16

17

18

19

Get RAK’d

20

Get RAK’d

No UMYF

21

Admin. Council

7:00 pm

22 23 24

25

26

27 Christmas

Prog. Practice

4:30 pm

UMYF 6pm

28

29

30

31

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August Special Events:

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Greetings Fairview!

Summer is coming to a close, and soon the kiddos will be back in the classroom

sporting their new backpacks, shoes, and of course pencil toppers! I remember that feeling

the night before the first day of school. My new clothes were sitting on the chair next to my

bed, and my new shoes were sitting on the floor eager to be worn. My book bag had my new

folders, pencils, pens, and other necessities inside waiting to be used. It was always hard to

sleep because I couldn’t wait to meet up with my friends and experience the excitement of a

new school year!

Imagine how excited Jesus must get, thinking about the day He will come back to take

us home. It must be a feeling of Alpha and Omega proportions for the savior of the world to

be counting down the days! Can you picture Him pacing back in forth on the golden streets

overlooking the crystal seas? The majesty of Heaven is all around Him. In the distance, He

hears the voices of his earthly friends expressing their love, passion, and longing for His return. I’m sure even the

Messiah is having a hard time waiting for that moment when God calls Him to saddle up on his white steed and to

reveal his glory to the whole world! Just like our anticipation and excitement as when we step onto the altar to sing

praises to our King!

On that note, I must express how wonderful it is to hear the congregation’s voices loud and clear every

Sunday! As I have said before the praise band is the church; not just the ones leading worship. Also, we are always

looking for singers and those who wish to share their worship through music. If you feel that nudge from the Holy

Spirit to share your gifts, please don’t ignore it and don’t be afraid to come and share! God gives us these blessings

with the purpose of using them to lead others to Christ! We all have something to give, so let us do so when we are

called! You may have what someone needs to hear to come and to kneel before Jesus!

Music and blessings to you all!

Gary

Gary Jack

Director of

Contemporary

and Children's

Music

“Back-to-School” - August 9

That statement is received in a variety of ways:

Teachers

Getting back to creating bulletin boards, preparing lesson plans, preparing for and welcoming new students

Parents

Finally… back to a routine.

Students

Oh no! Summer fun is over. It will be great to see my friends. Yay, I’m bored.

For some students, “back-to-school” means that now they won’t go hungry - they will be fed two meals

each school day. But what happens on the weekend? Many children in our city do go hungry on weekends.

During August, teachers and administrators at Park Avenue Elementary School will evaluate the children to

determine their needs; we here at Fairview UMC will send food home every weekend. Will you be willing to make

sure that the children in our neighborhood at Park Avenue have food for the weekends?

There are a number of ways you can help to feed these children through Fairview UMC’s Backpack Buddy

Program:

For as little as $25 a month, anyone can sponsor a child, either as an individual, a Sunday School

class, or an organization from the community.

Anyone can become a member (or substitute member) of one of the four teams, which will take

2-3 hours once a month to setup, pack, and deliver a bag of food for each child to Park Avenue.

Every person in this church can be praying for this program to meet the needs of the children at

Park Avenue, remembering that we do this for God’s glory and for the good of the children!

If you would like to join a team, please call the following Team Leaders:

Bill & Michele Franklin (evening team): (434) 857-5476

Mike Lewis (evening team): (434) 251-4739

Jim Mitchell (day team): (434) 797-9724

James & June Scheier (day team): 434-685-5065

Thursday

October 19

2017

9 am - 3 pm

How to Structure Your Church

for Evangelism

Featuring: Jacob Armstrong

Live stream at First UMC

in Martinsville, Virginia

Jacob Armstrong is the founding

pastor of Providence Church, an 8-

year old UMC plant in Mt. Juliet,

Tennessee. Providence’s vision is to

see those who are disconnected

from God and the church to find

hope, healing, and wholeness in

Jesus Christ. Jacob’s passion in

ministry is what he likes to call

“Worship Without Walls,” which is

taking God’s love beyond the walls

of a building to places of need in

the community and world.

How to Structure Your Church for

Evangelism will explore key

principles for evangelism in the

local church including: crafting a

vision that fits your mission field,

rethinking worship, and leadership

development and structure.

Early Bird Registration: $25

(Must Register before September 14)

Group discounts are available.

Register now at vaumc.org!

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August EVENTSAugust EVENTS

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

30 9:00am Summer Worship

10:00am Sunday School

11:05am Children’s Music

5:30pm Sunday Night Prayer

6:00pm Youth Group

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1 8:00am Dan River Retirees

10:00am Intercessory Prayer

6:00pm Men’s Night Out

6:00pm Choir/Praise Team

2

TBA Wonderful Wednesday

3:30pm Staff Meeting

3 10:00am Ladies’ Knitting

4 5:30pm Youth serving at VFW

5 9-11am Children’s Sabbath

Rehearsal

6 CHILDREN’S SABBATH

PROMOTION SUNDAY

Get RAK’d Signup Deadline

9:00am Summer Worship


2:00pm Youth Pool Party


7

6:00pm Trustees Meeting

8


2:00pm Worship Committee


9 First Day of School 1:00pm Men’s Prayer Vigil


11

12

13

8:30am Contemporary Worship


11:00am Traditional Worship


6:00pm Youth Group

14

7:00pm Finance Meeting

15 8:00am Dan River Retirees


2:00pm Staff Meeting


16


18

19 GET RAK’D

20 GET RAK’D

Christmas Signup Deadline

September Newsletter Deadline


9:30am Blood Pressure Screen




21 12:30pm BKK Board Meeting

7:00pm Administrative Council

22 10:00am Intercessory Prayer


23

1:00pm Men’s Prayer Vigil


7:00pm Education Committee

25

26

27 2018 Budget Worksheets Due




4:30pm Christmas Program

Meet & Greet


6:00pm Youth Group

28

7:00pm SPRC Meeting

29 10:00am Intercessory Prayer


30


1 5:30pm Youth serving at VFW

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